Busy night for new paddlers
It was a successful night with five first time Kayakers and another five of this years new starts. A total of eighteen on the water, not bad for a Monday night. We were even joined on the raft by a dog...
View ArticleKayaking goes from strength-to-strength
The last few weeks have seen so much activity on the water there has been little chance to get anything onto the website. A brief message from your Kayaking Convenor is as follows: “WOW!! What a...
View ArticleRoyal West & Thames Valley Skiff Club circumnavigate Bute & Cumbrae
Last weekend, following approx. 6 months of planning, a squad consisting of five Club members and eight guests from Thames Valley Skiff Club in London used Whiteforeland and Zebra to row round the...
View ArticleRoyal West Regatta, Saturday 8th August
Calling all members!!!! Please see the webpage below for details http://www.rwsabc.co.uk/rowing/regatta-2015/ Anyone interested in competing at this or helping out with running the event should...
View ArticleSaturday beach tidy and boat shed storage news
Our beach convener Alisdair has arranged a beach tidy on Saturday the 25th of July at 10am, mainly to deal with the weeds, this is preparation for our Clyde Swim event and our Regatta This should only...
View ArticleRWSABC Clyde Swim 2015
On Saturday 1 August the annual Royal West of Scotland Amateur Boat Club (RWSABC) Clyde Swim took place. Normally the swim would be from Kilcreggan to the Boat Club, but high winds and rough seas...
View ArticleClub St.Ayles Skiff Regatta on Saturday
This Saturday & Sunday we will be hosting clubs from Bristol, Anstruther, N. Berwick, Carrick, Troon, Fairlie & Port Seton. Also some stragglers from Girvan, Portobello and Cumbrae. Some of...
View ArticleKayaking Full Cirle
This season has seen a steady increase in the number of folk taking part in kayak nights, both as beginners and the more experienced. This has led to an increase in membership but also to the strange...
View ArticleSt Ayles Regatta Report
What a day, what an atmosphere!!!! Music and commentary via the Club’s new PA system. flags flying high on boats, beach and clubhouse. Old friends and new chatting, laughing and racing. What better way...
View ArticleFundraiser for Rose’s trip
Our Subs Convenor, Rose Sloan, is travelling to Africa shortly to do voluntary work with mothers and children who have AIDs. We are holding a night of music and fun at the RWSABC on Friday 11th...
View ArticleUpdate on the Fundraiser for Rose’s Trip
The fundraiser on the 11th of September to raise money for the “Live With Hope Foundation ” was a huge success. Everyone seemed to enjoy the Quiz and Raffle and the standard of music was fabulous. I...
View ArticleWinter Bar Hours coming soon
Please be aware that as of Monday 5th October the bar hours will be as follows: Winter Bar Opening Times Monday CLOSED Tuesday 20:00 – 23:00 Wednesday 20:00 – 22:30 Thursday 20:00 – 23.30 Friday 17.00...
View ArticleClosing Cruise Saturday 3rd of October
Our 2015 season closing cruise will be on Saturday the 3rd of October, were intending to head for the Bistro over at Roseneith Caravan site, its approximately 2.5 miles from the club so not to...
View Article200 Club Draws
Due to how busy Committee has been over the last few months we had omitted to make the 200 Club Draw since April. The draw was made last night during a Committee Meeting. The results are as follows:...
View ArticleNorman and the Sixteens
This title above might sound like the start to children’s adventure story, but to one member it is more of a love story. Past VP Norman Campbell set himself the task earlier this year of getting one of...
View ArticleBroomberry Drive Returns
George Carson has been working his socks off over the last few months organizing events, not only at the Club but now also at the Beacon. Last weekend we had Davy Nicol’s album launch at the Club, next...
View ArticleBoat Club Regalia, the ideal gift
When shopping for interesting Christmas gifts this year, don’t forget the exciting range of Boat Club Regalia. Full zip fleece (M, L & XL) £ 53.00 Rugby tops (M, L & XL) £ 36.00 Lamb’s wool...
View ArticleUpcoming functions and events
For a quick reference as to what is going on at the Club check the Functions and Events tab under the heading ABOUT. Link below http://www.rwsabc.co.uk/about/club_functions/ In the next month alone we...
View ArticleThere is something missing!!!!!
As of 11am this morning this is all that was left of one of the Clyde’s iconic buildings. How will we find the clubhouse as we return from Kilcreggan in the dark now?
View ArticleNOTICE TO ALL VESSELS
Folks, The Police and Coastguard have asked us not to launch any boats from the Club tomorrow between 08:00 and 14:00. This is due to the operation that will be underway to recover, relocate and then...
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